text_original: Where did they get it? Who can say? It was old when Herodotus wandered through sun lit Egypt twenty four centuries ago, gleaning tales from the priests of Amen and of Ptah. He tells it, point for point, as did those Buddhist missionaries, but lays it in the days of Rameses, nigh four thousand years ago.
text_transcription: WHERE DID THEY GET IT WHO CAN SAY IT WAS OLD WHEN HERODOTUS WANDERED THROUGH SUNLIT EGYPT TWENTY FOUR CENTURIES AGO GLEANING TALES FROM THE PRIESTS OF AMEN AND OF TALLS IT POINT FOR POINT AS DID THOSE BUDDHIST MISSIONARIES BUT LAYS IT IN THE DAYS OF RAMESES NIGH FOUR THOUSAND YEARS AGO
phonemes: wˌɛɹ dˈɪd ðeɪ ɡˈɛt ɪt? hˌuː kæn sˈeɪ? ɪt wʌz ˈoʊld wɛn hɪɹˈɑːdəɾəs wˈɔndɚd θɹuː sˈʌn lˈɪt ˈiːdʒɪpt twˈɛnti fˈɔːɹ sˈɛntʃɚɹiz ɐɡˈoʊ, ɡlˈiːnɪŋ tˈeɪlz fɹʌmðə pɹˈiːsts ʌv ˌeɪmˈɛn ænd ʌv tˈɑː. hiː tˈɛlz ɪt, pˈɔɪnt fɔːɹ pˈɔɪnt, æz dˈɪd ðoʊz bˈuːdɪst mˈɪʃənˌɛɹiz, bˌʌt lˈeɪz ɪɾ ɪnðə dˈeɪz ʌv ɹˈæməsˌiːz, nˈaɪ fˈɔːɹ θˈaʊzənd jˈɪɹz ɐɡˈoʊ.